News

News from the past 60 days. Please visit the News Archive for news items from the past 60-180 days.

• 7th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference to Focus on Health Care Reform
  Oct 19, 2009 -- The 7th Annual American Indian Health Research Conference will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Canad Inns Hotel and Destination Center in Grand Forks.

• Unwise Reforms Could Close Rural N.D. Hospitals
  Oct 14, 2009 -- Brad Gibbens, Grand Forks, column: The health reform debate continues to wind its way through a complicated policy process.

• Johnson Joins UND Center for Rural Health
  Oct 13, 2009 -- Sheila Johnson has joined the staff at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

• Small Hospitals Receive Funds through UND Center for Rural Health
  Sep 22, 2009 -- The Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences distributed over $267,000 from the Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 35 small rural hospitals in North Dakota.

Updates

• Rural Health Updates - This email-only twice monthly publication distributes information on news, opportunities, publications, resources, events, staff news and a monthly feature article. The News Flash serves as a stop-gap measure with such high time-sensitivity that it cannot wait for the next publication of the CRH Update. 
• Flex Updates contain information relevant to rural hospitals such as new initiatives, funding, legislative and other areas of interest. Additionally, specific information related to the North Dakota Flex Program are highlighted in this communication, such as available technical assistance.